Keystone

Environmentalist disapprove of the Keystone pipeline because the oil is a heavy type which produces more pollution. The new pipeline will replace the existing line but in a more direct path meaning fewer miles of pipeline. The product is being refined and sold around the world. The new line will not effect that but may prevent spills as the old line gets older. The thinking could be that if the old line starts to leak the whole project could be shut down but chances are the leaks would just be repaired and continue to happen as time goes by. The one objection left is that the new line would cross some Native American lands so that is the reason to stop the construction. That is a legitimate concern and should be resolved before the new line is allowed to go forward. Meanwhile get ready for leaks as the old line wares out. This is the way things work in today's worl